The R&S®PWC200 forms plane waves inside a specified quiet zone within the radiating near field of a 5G massive MIMO base station for OTA measurements.

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13-Apr-2021 | Press Release | Wireless communications

The latest software update to the R&S PWC200 plane wave converter (PWC) increases measurement accuracy and refines usability thanks to a new calibration method. With these updates, Rohde & Schwarz extends the possible use cases of its innovative 5G massive MIMO base station testing solution in R&D, quality assurance and production as well as conformance testing. While the software will be preinstalled in new units, existing R&S PWC200 units can be upgraded.

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R&S®PWC200 Plane Wave Converter - Product Brochure

MWC2018, PWC200, base station testing, BS test, massive MIMO, plane wave converter, sub-6 GHz, antenna testing, near-field test, far-field test, GSMA, Mobile World Congress Rohde & Schwarz presented 5G massive MIMO base station testing at the GSMA Mobile World Congress 2018 in Barcelona.

08-Feb-2018 | Press Release | Test & measurement

Mobile World Congress 2018: Rohde & Schwarz to present cutting-edge T&M equipment for 5G, LTE-A Pro, IoT and IP security

MWC2019, PWC200, plane wave converter, FR1, massive MIMO, base station test, quiet zone, GSMA, Mobile World Congress Rohde & Schwarz demonstrates precise measurement of far-field properties in the antenna near field at GSMA Mobile World Congress 2019 in Barcelona.

The demystifying 5G video series discusses main topics related to 5G including requirements, timeline, frequency bands and waveforms. 5G, mmWave, 5G NR, 3GPP, antenna test, conformance testing, over the air, OTA testing, thermal testing, far-field, near-field, EIRP, ATS1000, PWC200 The video discusses various solutions for over-the-air (OTA) testing for 5G NR devices and base stations based on test

The demystifying 5G video series discusses main topics related to 5G including requirements, timeline, frequency bands and waveforms. 5G, mmWave, 5G NR, 3GPP, antenna test, conformance testing, compact antenna test range, CATR, over the air, OTA testing, far-field, near-field, massive MIMO, peak beam, directivity, EIRP, ATS1000, PWC200, WPTC This video answers common questions that arise with 5G over

radiated conformance testing according to TS 38.141-2, Rel. 16

3GPP defines the Radio Frequency (RF) conformance test methods and requirements for 5G NR Base Stations (BS) in the technical specifications TS 38.141.

30-Jun-2020 | AN-No. GFM325

radiated conformance testing according to TS 38.141-2, Rel. 16

This application note describes all mandatory radiated RF transmitter tests (TS 38.141-2, chapter 6), according to Release 16.

20-Dec-2019 | AN-No. GFM324

Discover compact, turnkey, over-the-air (OTA) test solutions to fully characterize your 5G devices and active antenna systems. Read more to be ahead.

Meet the 3GPP base station conformance criteria with leading-edge test solutions from Rohde & Schwarz

Keynote by Dr. Benoît Derat at AMTA 2020 virtual symposium: Register now to see the video on over-the-air (OTA) testing using plane-wave synthesis.